Frank J. Tassone

Tag: poetry

  • Equinoxal Equilibrium

    Equinoxal Equilibrium

    Alex taught us of the undesirability of being “double-weighted” when practicing tai chi. “Flow from one form to the next, shifting your weight from one leg to another,” she would profess. How extraordinary that our sister, Mother Earth, denies her advice twice each year. this balance of light and darkness… coyfish turn my own late…

  • “Although…” a #tanka / #kyoka (10/3/24)

    “Although…” a #tanka / #kyoka (10/3/24)

    10/3/24: crisp although crisp Autumn air runs through I need no sweater for I am (shiver) strong! #tanka#kyoka#micropoetry#poetry

  • #Haiku (10/3/24)

    #Haiku (10/3/24)

    10/3/24: spirit/ghost hurling his jack-o’-lantern the Headless Horseman #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • #Haiku (9/23/24)

    #Haiku (9/23/24)

    9/23/24: whipped cream migrating geese exotic memories of whipped cream #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • “to feed…” a #tanka (9/12/24)

    “to feed…” a #tanka (9/12/24)

    9/12/24: worms to feed the birds or worms the choice why show a preference for either? #tanka#micropoetry#poetry#chuangxi

  • Publication Alert (9/11/24)

    Publication Alert (9/11/24)

    I’m honored to appear in Where Peter is today. This haibun first appeared in Failed Haiku. Thank you, Mike Lewis!

  • #Haiku (9/11/24)

    #Haiku (9/11/24)

    9/11/24: vanilla 9/11 a vanilla scoop atop the names #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • My Hands

    My Hands

    My hands are a reader’s hands. They hold open the covers of good books with practiced ease and no fatigue. My hands are a poet’s hands. The right grasps the pen with skillful poise and delivers a peculiarly modern form of sanskrit only I can read. Both possess fingers that dance across keyboards with a…